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Red Sox Earn Second Straight Win over Mariners
Connelly Early allowed one run on two hits in six innings, and Wilyer Abreu hit a two-run homer as Boston held Seattle to two hits.
On Saturday night, the Boston Red Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners 5-1 at T-Mobile Park, clinching the weekend series with their second consecutive victory.
Pitcher Connelly Early recovered from a shaky first inning to deliver six strong frames, allowing one run on two hits with seven strikeouts and two walks—a rebound from his worst three-start stretch.
Wilyer Abreu powered Boston ahead in the fourth with a 414-foot, two-run homer, a "phenomenal swing," Early said, that provided the offensive spark the Red Sox needed.
Boston extended its lead with a three-run sixth inning, with Abreu scoring on a wild pitch and consecutive infield singles chasing Seattle starter Emerson Hancock after only 76 pitches.
With a 39-39 record, the Mariners continue to struggle against left-handed pitching, dropping four of their last five such games before facing Boston LHP Payton Tolle in Sunday's series finale.
SEATTLE (AP) — Venezolanp Wilyer Abreu connected a two-run home run, Connelly Early allowed two hits and a six-inning race and the Boston Red Sox beat Saturday night by 5-1 to the Mariners...